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What city is Philadelphia cream cheese named after?

Philadelphia cream cheese has nothing to do with the famous million-plus city. For the first time in the United States, such cheese began to be produced by many different farmers in New York State in the 19th century.

The cheese from farms near the small town of Philadelphia with a population of less than 2000 was famous for its special quality, which gave the name to the brand.

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How did the game of bridge originate?

Like everything related to cards, the game of bridge has an ancient history. It belongs to the whist family. And as in all whist-type games, four people participate in the game: two by two. A deck of 52 cards is dealt in such a way that each player has 13 cards. The goal of the game is to take a bribe. Each trick consists of cards thrown one at a time by each player.

It is generally accepted that whist has its origins in England. There was a whole series of games of the whist family, starting with Triumph, then Trumps, Trumps and Honors (or Helm), whisk (or whist), bridge, Auction bridge (like whist) and, finally, bridge Contract. The earliest of these games were mentioned in English books over 400 years ago! Whist itself was originally a game of the lower classes. At the beginning of the XNUMXth century, it was adopted by the gentlemen of London coffee houses.

In 1742, Edmond Hoyle published A Concise Guide to Whist. After that, the game became very popular, spread across Europe and America.

It is not very clear how whist became bridge. Some argue that the bridge came from Russia. They say that the very word "bridge" comes from the Russian "to protect". Others consider Denmark to be the birthplace of the bridge. Another theory is that it originated in Turkey and is associated with a certain fad that was enjoyed in Turkey and Egypt. It is said that Turkey was the first country where the game of bridge became very popular. The word "bridge" may come from the Turkish word "bir-uch", which means "one-three".

From 1907 to 1930, Auction bridge was so popular that at least 15 people played it worldwide. Today, its place has been taken by the bridge contract, which is even more popular.

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